Umpires used video review to settle an argument over a possible home run in Game 5 of the American League Division Series on Friday.

With the New York Yankees leading the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 in the sixth inning, Baltimore's Nate McLouth lifted a long fly down the right-field line. Umpires ruled the drive was foul as it passed just to the right of the foul pole.

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Orioles manager Buck Showalter bolted out of the dugout to argue, and the six-man umpiring crew decided to check the video. One replay angle indicated that the ball may have nicked the pole, which would have reversed the call and given McLouth a home run.

After a brief review, umpires upheld their initial ruling.

"I saw it go to the right of the pole," right field umpire Fieldin Culbreth said. "There is netting there and it didn't touch the netting. It did not change direction," he added, indicating he did not think the ball grazed the pole.

Added crew chief Brian Gorman: "We saw the same thing on the replay. There was no evidence to overturn the decision."

Steven Ellis, a fan from the Broad Channel section of the New York borough of Queens, caught the ball with his Yankee cap in the second deck.

"It was foul all the way, never hit the pole," he said.

McLouth struck out to end the inning, and New York eventually built its lead to 3-0.